Districts of Syria

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The 14 governorates, or muhafazat (sing. muhafazah), of Syria are divided into sixty districts, or manatiq (sing. mintaqah), in Syria. The districts are further divided into 206 subdistricts, or nawahi (sing. nahia).[1] The district bears the same name as the district capital.

Districts and subdistricts are administered by officials appointed by the governor, subject to the approval of the minister of the interior. These officials work with elected district councils to attend to assorted local needs and serve as intermediaries between central government authority and traditional local leaders, such as village chiefs, clan leaders, and councils of elders.

The districts are listed below, by governorate (with capital districts in bold text). Damascus is considered a governorate but is not included because it is also district, part of the Rif Dimashq governorate. Note that parts that used to be under the Quneitra governorate are under Israeli control since 1967 (see Golan Heights).

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[edit] List of districts

Districts of Syria      Al-Hasakah Governorate      Deir ez-Zor Governorate      Ar-Raqqah Governorate      Aleppo Governorate      Idlib Governorate      Latakia Governorate      Tartus Governorate      Hama Governorate      Homs Governorate      Rif Dimashq      As-Suwayda Governorate      Daraa Governorate      Quneitra Governorate
Districts of Syria
     Al-Hasakah Governorate      Deir ez-Zor Governorate      Ar-Raqqah Governorate      Aleppo Governorate      Idlib Governorate      Latakia Governorate      Tartus Governorate      Hama Governorate      Homs Governorate      Rif Dimashq      As-Suwayda Governorate      Daraa Governorate      Quneitra Governorate

[edit] Al-Hasakah Governorate






[edit] Aleppo Governorate









[edit] Ar-Raqqah Governorate







[edit] As-Suwayda Governorate





[edit] Daraa Governorate





[edit] Deir ez-Zor Governorate









[edit] Hama Governorate







[edit] Homs Governorate








[edit] Idlib Governorate













[edit] Latakia Governorate





[edit] Quneitra Governorate





[edit] Rif Dimashq





[edit] Tartus Governorate






[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Syria Description 2003 (Arabic). Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.

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